levenson



Jan. 3, 1933 s. LEvENsoN 1,893,422

`EMBROIDEH'ED LETT-ER FOR MONOG'RMS Fiied May 1e, '1932 i 'HIE Winn-lli! Elly-3 |l BY I in! @mi LL @muil-115mm ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 3, 1933 SIMON LEvENsoN, or NEW YORK, '1\T.'Y.

EMBROIDERED LETTER FOR MONOGRAMS i Application filed May 16,

The present invention relates to improvements in individual embroidered letters used for forming monograms.

An object of this invention is to provide 'fan individual embroidered completely preformed monogram letter comprising upper and lower layers of ornamental needle-work and preferably with one or more filling lay- I ers and a layer of reenforcing fabric conlined within the body of said letter.

Another object of this invention is to provide a composite monogram-letter made of a lower layer. of needle-work, a superposed layer of reenforcing fabric tending to hold `the shape of the letter, one or more superposed filling layers of needle-work and a top layer of ornamental needle-work, the said reenforcing and filling layers being confined within the body of the letter. Another object of this invention is to improve said individual monogram-letter with a border line of fine, closely spaced and tautly drawn stitching around the edge of the letter and forming a sharply defined non-raveling compressed outer edge of less height than the central portion of the letter and caus- 4ing the cross-section of the finished letter to be a segment of a circle.

Another object of this invention is to use Vchemically treated fabric for the said superposed reenforcing layer, the said letter being formed on the chemically treated fabric as a groundwork or base which decomposes and falls awayall around the compressed Vembroidered periphery on the application of heat to said embroidered letter and leaving the confined portion of the base fabric substantially intact and the individual em- Vbroidered letter as a clean sharply defined and completely finished trimming article which will stand out in full relief from the surface of linings of garments to which it may be attached.

4 Another object of this invention is to use 5"reenforcing base fabric having an element of 193,2. i seal 1ra-611,578.`

resiliency, so=that the finished letter'contain-v ing the intact .portion of said fabric will rei mainfresilient: and tend to'retain its predetermined form. y e f With the above-and other objects in view 5o the invention will be hereinafter more particularly described, and the'combination and arrangement of parts will be shown in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claim which formspartof this specification. 55 ReferencefwillV now be had to thedrawlng, wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which: t

f Figure 1 isa plan viewv of the completely 60 finished letter S, formed according to the subjectmatter of this invention.

Figure 2 isV anV enlarged cross-sectionV of said letter, the section being taken as on line 2--2 in Figure 1. i l

Figure 3 isa sectional view of said letter, taken as online 3-32inFigure 2, and'shows the superposed reenforcing base layer o'n top of the lowerlayer of needle-work.

1In the"illustratedy embodiment of the in- 70 vention,- the numeral 10, indicates an individuall embroidered letter built upof. a plurality of layersiof textile materials, comprising a lower layer of needle-work T11, a superposedlayer tof reenforcingfabric 12, such as buckrarmone or more superposed filling layers 'offneedle-work 13, forming the body oft-he letter, and a top layer of ornamental needle-work 14. lAs best shown in Figure 1,

there has been provided a line of fine closely the finished letter to be a segment of a circle.

As best shown in Figure 1, the ornamental needle-Work on the exposed outer surface 14, is preferably positioned crossWise of the body of the letter. As shown in Figure 2, the layer of reenforcing fabric 12, has an element of resiliency and assists in forming the back face 16, of the letter 10, of fiat form and also assists in maintaining the predetermined form of the letter.

As shown in Figure 3, the reenforcing base fabric is originally of larger extent'than an individual letter and a plurality offletters such as the letter S are embroidered on a piece of such fabric. It is to be noted that in e a preferred embodiment of the invention,

the reenforcing base material is saturated With an acid solution before use as one of the elements in the finished letters and Wheny 250Q'F. when the heat accelerates the-action of the acid solution on the said fabric. The

compressed edging'and the top and bottom layers of needle-work insulate and prevent the heat from acting-upon the confined portion of the reenforcing base material with full intensity so that'the said treated base material is decomposed externally of vthe letter and remains substantially intact internally. The individual letters thus formed` Will lie flat and stan-d out conspicuously in full relief from the surfaceof'l linings of wgarments to which theym'ay be attached for the provided anindividual machine embroidered kcompletely pre-formed monogram letter Without anylvisible fabricrbackground and which is resilient' and standsV outf in full rel'lief on the surface of the lining of agarmentto which iftis attached. v v

Having thus described my invention, VI Iclaim as new'and'desire'to secure by Letters' Patent An individual composite machine embroifd'ered letter for monograms, consisting of a lower layer of embroidery' needle-Work, a superposed layer of reenforcing base fabric having an element of resiliency, one or more superposed layers ofembroidery needle-Work and. a top 4layerl of ornamental embroidery needle-work, the said letter being also providedvvitha line' of closely spaced and tautly drawn stitching" all around the edges for concealing and: insulating said base fabric to prevent its dis-integration, said'edges being compressed and; non-ravellingv and of lessv height than-the central portion of theletter',

May, A. D. 1932.

SIMON LEVENSON. 

